Brock Bowers breaks NFL record in loss to Dolphins, cements superstar status

The Las Vegas Raiders suffered their sixth consecutive loss of the 2024 season on Sunday, suffering a 34-19 defeat to the Miami Dolphins in Week 11, and fell flat after having a rejuvenating Week 10 bye. Antonio Pierce's squad is now 2-8 and will likely receive a top-five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

With just 19 points on Sunday, the Raiders posted their sixth game of the season where the offense failed to score 20 points. The unit has yet to score 30 points in any contest this season and didn't look much better in their first game under new offensive coordinator Scott Turner, who takes over at the position after Luke Getsy was fired on November 4th after the team's Week 9 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Though the Raiders' offense has been atrocious this season, one of the few bright spots on the unit is rookie tight end Brock Bowers. The No.13 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft has been the most productive tight end in the league this season and looks like a future perennial All-Pro. 

Bowers had the best game of his young career in Week 11 and broke a couple of records in the process. The former Georgia standout hauled in 13 receptions on Sunday, which is the most by a rookie tight end in a single game.

Bowers also joins former New York Giants Pro Bowler Jeremy Shockey as the only rookie tight ends in NFL history to record multiple games with ten or more catches.

#Raiders TE Brock Bowers also joined Jeremy Shockey as the only rookie TEs in NFL history to record multiple games with at least 10 catches as Shockey did it in 2002 for the New York football Giants, per @ESPNStatsInfo https://t.co/wftlEueEfq

Bowers' exceptional rookie campaign is one of the most remarkable stories in the league this season, as the Raiders' abysmal quarterback play hasn't stopped the young superstar from breaking records. Las Vegas has a ton of problems, but the tight-end position is in good hands for the next decade.